Claudine Ryan

The DSM-5 has been updated for the first time in a generation. But what exactly is this psychiatrists’ ‘bible’ and how are its changes likely to affect you?

Antibiotic resistance has been described as the biggest threat facing human health, and research shows just one course of antibiotics could play a part.

Lovers of aioli, chocolate mousse and tiramisu need to know these dishes can cause nasty food poisoning. But you can reduce the risk that you will poison yourself, and your dinner guests, with some basic food safety.

Chicken is the most popular meat in Australia. So how do we make sure it doesn’t make us sick when most uncooked chicken is contaminated with bacteria known to cause food poisoning?

A growing number of people have been diagnosed with hepatitis A after eating contaminated frozen berries, so what symptoms do you need to look out for if you are worried?

Most of us agree how to say ‘tomato’, but there’s a good chance we’ll argue if it’s a fruit or vegetable. Do you know how to tell the difference?

We’re encouraged to set goals for our health, career and relationships, yet many of us find we rarely achieve the targets we set. So is it that we’re failing to meet our goals? Or are our goals failing us?

For many of us, “no” is the hardest word to say, but looking after yourself and achieving your goals, depends on it.

We’ve been crowdsourcing ideas on how men can build and maintain friendships during middle age. Here are some of your ideas.

Anxiety is our most common mental health issue; but we know much less about it than we do about other mental health conditions. Find out how much you know.